2007 in UFC

Mixed martial arts events 2007 in UFC Logo of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.svg 176px January 25, 2007 December 29, 2007 19 13 4 2 171 9 2006 in UFC 2008 in UFC The year 2007 was the 15th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2007 the UFC held 19 events beginning with, UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon. 2007 UFC.com awards 2007 UFC.COM AwardsNoBest FighterThe UpsetsThe SubmissionsThe KnockoutsThe Fights1Quinton JacksonMatt Serra defeats Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69Forrest Griffin defeats Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76Gabriel Gonzaga defeats Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70Roger Huerta defeats Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale2Anderson SilvaForrest Griffin defeats Maurício Rua 1 UFC 76Chris Lytle defeats Jason Gilliam UFC 73Quinton Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell 2 UFC 71Frankie Edgar defeats Tyson Griffin UFC 673Kenny FlorianGabriel Gonzaga defeats Mirko Cro Cop 1 UFC 70 Roger Huerta defeats Clay Guida The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleHouston Alexander defeats Keith Jardine UFC 71Chuck Liddell defeats Wanderlei Silva UFC 794Randy CoutureJake O'Brien defeats Heath Herring UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. SalmonMarcus Davis defeats Paul Taylor UFC 75Rashad Evans defeats Sean Salmon UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon Jon Koppenhaver defeats Jared Rollins The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale 5Georges St-PierreHouston Alexander defeats Keith Jardine UFC 71Georges St-Pierre defeats Matt Serra 2 UFC 79Matt Serra defeats Georges St-Pierre 1 UFC 69Spencer Fisher defeats Sam Stout UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher6Forrest Griffin Quinton Jackson defeats Chuck Liddell 2 UFC 71Din Thomas defeats Jeremy Stephens UFC 71Chris Leben defeats Terry Martin UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian Nate Quarry defeats Pete Sell UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian 7Jon FitchKeith Jardine defeats Chuck Liddell UFC 76B.J. Penn defeats Jens Pulver The Ultimate Fighter 5 FinaleJon Koppenhaver defeats Jared Rollins The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleTyson Griffin defeats Thiago Tavares UFC 768Roger HuertaCheick Kongo defeats Mirko Cro Cop UFC 75Martin Kampmann defeats Drew McFedries UFC 68Nate Quarry defeats Pete Sell UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. FlorianRoger Huerta defeats Leonard Garcia UFC 699Matt SerraRandy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia UFC 68Matt Arroyo defeats John Kolosci The Ultimate Fighter 6 FinaleAnderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin UFC 77Randy Couture defeats Tim Sylvia UFC 6810Kenny Florian (Tie) Marcus Davis (Tie)Yushin Okami defeats Mike Swick at UFC 69 (Tie) Josh Koscheck defeats Diego Sanchez at UFC 69 (Tie)Joe Stevenson defeats Melvin Guillard UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. GuillardHouston Alexander defeats Alessio Sakara UFC 75Matt Grice defeats Jason Black at UFC 77 (Tie) Tyson Griffin defeats Clay Guida at UFC 72 (Tie)Ref2008-01-03 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9445 2025-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080123075646/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9445 23 January 2008 2007-12-30 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9374 2025-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080123075641/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9374 23 January 2008 2007-12-31 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9377 2025-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080126063138/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9377 26 January 2008 2008-01-01 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9395 2025-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080125120251/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9395 25 January 2008 2008-01-02 UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9396 2025-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080127022325/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9396 27 January 2008 Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2007: ISO Fighter Division JPN Akihiro Gono Welterweight USA Alberto Crane Lightweight USA Allen Berube Lightweight USA Alvin Robinson Lightweight TPE Andy Wang Lightweight USA Anthony Johnson Welterweight BRA Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight USA Ben Saunders Welterweight USA Billy Miles Welterweight USA Brandon Melendez Lightweight USA Brian Geraghty Lightweight USA Chad Reiner Welterweight USA Cole Miller Lightweight IRL Colin Robinson Heavyweight USA Dan Barrera Welterweight BRA Demian Maia Middleweight GER Dennis Siver Lightweight USA Dorian Price Welterweight USA Doug Evans Lightweight BRA Edilberto de Oliveira Middleweight BRA Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight USA Floyd Sword Lightweight USA Frankie Edgar Lightweight AUS George Sotiropoulos Lightweight USA Gray Maynard Lightweight USA Heath Herring Heavyweight USA Houston Alexander Light Heavyweight ISO Fighter Division USA Jared Rollins Welterweight USA Jason Black Lightweight USA Jason Gilliam Welterweight USA Jason Reinhardt Bantamweight ENG Jason Tan Welterweight USA Jeff Cox Lightweight USA Jeremy Stephens Lightweight FRA Jess Liaudin Welterweight USA Joe Veres Lightweight USA John Halverson Lightweight USA John Kolosci Welterweight USA Jon Koppenhaver Welterweight BUL Jordan Radev Middleweight USA Justin McCully Heavyweight JPN Kazuhiro Nakamura Light Heavyweight USA Leonard Garcia Lightweight BRA Luiz Cane Light Heavyweight USA Luke Caudillo Lightweight BRA Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight USA Mac Danzig Lightweight ARM Manny Gamburyan Lightweight BRA Marcus Aurélio Lightweight CAN Mark Bocek Lightweight USA Matt Arroyo Welterweight USA Matt Grice Featherweight BRA Maurício Rua Light Heavyweight JPN Michihiro Omigawa Featherweight ISO Fighter Division CRO Mirko Cro Cop Heavyweight JPN Naoyuki Kotani Lightweight USA Nate Diaz Lightweight USA Nate Mohr Lightweight USA Paul Georgieff Welterweight ENG Paul Taylor Welterweight USA Rampage Jackson Light Heavyweight CMR Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Light Heavyweight USA Rex Holman Light Heavyweight USA Richie Hightower Middleweight BRA Roan Carneiro Welterweight USA Rob Emerson Lightweight ARM Roman Mitichyan Lightweight USA Ryan Jensen Middleweight JPN Ryo Chonan Welterweight USA Scott Junk Heavyweight USA Sean Salmon Light Heavyweight AUS Soa Palelei Heavyweight USA Steven Lynch Lightweight USA Tamdan McCrory Welterweight ENG Terry Etim Lightweight BRA Thiago Silva Light Heavyweight BRA Thiago Tavares Lightweight USA Tom Speer Welterweight POL Tomasz Drwal Middleweight USA Troy Mandaloniz Lightweight The Ultimate Fighter SeasonFinaleDivisionWinnerRunner-upTUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team PennJun 23, 2007Lightweight Nate Diaz Manvel GamburyanTUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team SerraDec 8, 2007Welterweight Mac Danzig Tommy Speer Title fights Title fights in 2007 Heavyweight Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 UFC 68: The Uprising For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Welterweight Matt Serra def. Georges St-Pierre (c) TKO (punches) 1 3:25 UFC 69: Shootout For the UFC Welterweight Championship. Greatest upset in UFC history. Serra become first fighter in UFC history to win both Ultimate Fighter winner and champion. Light Heavyweight Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell (c) TKO (punches) 1 1:53 UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Nate Marquardt TKO (punches) 1 4:50 UFC 73: Stacked For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Lightweight Sean Sherk (c) def. Hermes Franca Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 73: Stacked For the UFC Lightweight Championship; Both fighters failed their drug tests. Heavyweight Randy Couture (c) def. Gabriel Gonzaga TKO (punches) 3 1:37 UFC 74: Respect For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Light Heavyweight Quinton Jackson(UFC Champion) def. Dan Henderson(Pride Champion) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion To unify the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and PRIDE Middleweight Championship. Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) def. Rich Franklin TKO (knees) 2 1:07 UFC 77: Hostile Territory For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Welterweight Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes Verbal submission (armbar) 2 4:54 UFC 79: Nemesis For the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship. yes Events list List of UFC events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance102UFC 079 UFC 79: Nemesis2007 Dec 29Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11075http://mmajunkie.com/news/3425/ufc-issues-200000-in-ufc-79-bonuses.mma UFC issues 200,000 in UFC 79 bonuses mmajunkie.com Dec 30, 2007 2015-03-04 https://archive.today/20120630015405/mmajunkie.com/news/3425/ufc-issues-200000-in-ufc-79-bonuses.mma 2012-06-30 dead101Ultimate Fighter 06 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale2007 Dec 8Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 100UFC 078 UFC 78: Validation2007 Nov 17Prudential CenterNewark, New Jersey, U.S.14071https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufcseventyeight061909 UFC 78: Heading east 19 June 2009 sports.yahoo.com Oct 19, 2010099UFC 077 UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007 Oct 20U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.16054http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4940&zoneid=1 UFC 77 salaries and attendance figures mmaweekly.com Oct 24, 2007 2015-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20071107081656/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4940&zoneid=1 2007-11-07 dead098UFC 076 UFC 76: Knockout2007 Sep 22Honda CenterAnaheim, California, U.S.13770http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4774&zoneid=3 https://archive.today/20070528213139/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4774&zoneid=3 dead May 28, 2007 UFC 76 Salaries: Liddell earns $500,000 mmaweekly.com Sep 26, 2007097UFC Fight Night 11 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian2007 Sep 19Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 096UFC 075 UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion2007 Sep 8The O2 arenaLondon, England, U.K.16235095UFC 074 UFC 74: Respect2007 Aug 25Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.11065094UFC 073 UFC 73: Stacked2007 Jul 7ARCO ArenaSacramento, California, U.S.13183http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/Dailynews.asp?articleid=4292&zoneid=16 UFC 73 salaries and attendance figures mmaweekly.com Jul 9, 2007 2015-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011204022/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/Dailynews.asp?articleid=4292&zoneid=16 2007-10-11 dead093Ultimate Fighter 05 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale2007 Jun 23Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. rowspan="1 092UFC 072 UFC 72: Victory2007 Jun 16Odyssey The OdysseyBelfast, Northern Ireland7850http://mmajunkie.com/news/18435/dana-white-promises-ufc-will-return-to-dublin-in-2010.mma Dana White promises UFC will return to Dublin in 2010 mmajunkie.com Mar 24, 2010 2015-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022348/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18435/dana-white-promises-ufc-will-return-to-dublin-in-2010.mma 2012-10-23 dead091UFC Fight Night 10 UFC Fight Night: Stout vs. Fisher2007 Jun 12Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHollywood, Florida, U.S. rowspan="1 090UFC 071 UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson2007 May 26MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.14728http://mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma UFC 108 draws 13,255 attendance for $2 million gate mmajunkie.com Jan 3, 2010 2015-03-04 https://archive.today/20121208193206/mmajunkie.com/news/17405/ufc-108-draws-13255-attendance-for-2-million-gate.mma 2012-12-08 dead089UFC 070 UFC 70: Nations Collide2007 Apr 21Manchester Evening News ArenaManchester, England, U.K.15114http://mmajunkie.com/news/16817/late-push-could-help-ufc-105-challenge-for-european-attendance-record.mma Late push could help UFC 105 challenge for European attendance record mmajunkie.com Nov 11, 2009 2015-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023022320/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16817/late-push-could-help-ufc-105-challenge-for-european-attendance-record.mma 2012-10-23 dead088UFC 069 UFC 69: Shootout2007 Apr 7Toyota CenterHouston, Texas, U.S.15269087UFC Fight Night 09 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard2007 Apr 5Palms Casino ResortLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.1734086UFC 068 UFC 68: The Uprising2007 Mar 3Nationwide ArenaColumbus, Ohio, U.S.19079http://mmajunkie.com/news/2035/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more.mma Official UFC 68 salaries: Paydays for Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes and more mmajunkie.com Mar 6, 2007 2015-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722120700/http://mmajunkie.com/news/2035/official-ufc-68-salaries-paydays-for-randy-couture-tim-sylvia-rich-franklin-matt-hughes-and-more.mma 2012-07-22 dead085UFC 067 UFC 67: All or Nothing2007 Feb 3Mandalay Bay Events CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.10787084UFC Fight Night 08 UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon2007 Jan 25Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoHollywood, Florida, U.S.5287 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard Ultimate Fighting Championship UFCFIGHTNIGHT9.jpg April 5, 2007 Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada 1,734 UFC 68: The Uprising UFC 69: Shootout UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. GuillardUFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-Stevenson-vs-Guillard-4682 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309232457/http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-Stevenson-vs-Guillard-4682 March 9, 2015 live (also known as UFC Fight Night 9) was an event held on April 5, 2007, at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results Main Card Lightweight Joe Stevenson def. Melvin Guillard Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:27 Guillard tested positive for cocaine in a post-fight test. Heavyweight Justin McCully def. Antoni Hardonk Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Kenny Florian def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:57 Preliminary card no Light Heavyweight Wilson Gouveia def. Seth Petruzelli Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:39 Welterweight Drew Fickett def. Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 Nakamura was docked 1 point in round 2 due to 12-to-6 elbows. Lightweight Kurt Pellegrino def. Nate Mohr Submission (ankle lock) 1 2:58 This preliminary bout was aired on the broadcast after the McCully vs. Hardonk bout. Welterweight Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Forrest Petz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Roan Carneiro def. Rich Clementi Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Thiago Tavares def. Naoyuki Kotani Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 yes Bonus awards Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pelligrino See also UFC List of UFC champions List of UFC events References Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship by year Category:2007 in mixed martial arts